Canada Halts Plan to Allow Medically Assisted Death for the Mentally Ill

New York Times7 October 2026, 18:36 UTCCanada

People who have mental illness alone will not qualify for assisted death, but patients who have other conditions and expect to have a cognitive decline can make an advanced request.

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